Manager Fixed Asset Accounting and Lease Management, HQC

Job Title:Manager - Fixed Asset Accounting and Lease Management

Function:Accounts & Finance

Reports To:Head - Record to Report (R2R), Country

Location:Head Office - Mumbai

Travel Required:25%50%75%

About DHL Blue Dart Express India

At Blue Dart, we go beyond delivering shipments-we deliver trust, precision, and excellence. As India's most reliable express logistics provider, we empower commerce by reaching over 56,000+ locations across India and connecting to 220+ countries through our global DHL network. Backed by the strength of DHL Group, we combine international governance standards with deep local operational scale.

With a large, asset-intensive footprint including hubs, gateways, PUDs, leased facilities, vehicles, and equipment, Blue Dart operates in a highly regulated, audit-intensive environment requiring strong financial discipline, governance, and control.

Position Overview

TheManager - Fixed Asset Accounting and Lease Managementis a country-level specialist role responsible for end-to-end lease accounting and fixed asset accounting across Blue Dart Express India. The role ensures accurate accounting, strong controls, regulatory compliance, a nd audit readiness under IFRS and Ind AS, while coordinating closely with regional Finance, Real Estate, Procurement, Operations, and Group Finance teams.

This role carries high governance and audit exposure and plays a critical role in safeguarding the integrity of financial statements for an asset-heavy, multi-location logistics organization.

Job Purpose

To ensure accurate, compliant, and timely accounting of leases and fixed assets at a country level, while strengthening controls, improving data integrity, supporting audits, and enabling disciplined financial governance across Blue Dart's extensive physical and leased asset base.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

Lease Accounting

• Own country-level lease accounting for both Group reporting (IFRS) and local statutory reporting (Ind AS).
• Ensure all lease contracts (existing, renewed, and new) are accurately captured in the lease accounting system and local books with correct accounting flow.
• Review lease agreements for appropriate accounting treatment, including ROU assets, lease liabilities, modifications, and renewals.
• Coordinate with regional teams to ensure timely execution and renewal of lease agreements in line with approval matrices.
• Certify that all leases entered into the system fully comply with Blue Dart and DHL approval frameworks.
• Perform reconciliations between lease systems, general ledger, and disclosures for IFRS and Ind AS reporting.
• Act as the primary finance interface for statutory auditors, internal auditors, and Group auditors on lease-related matters.
• Drive conceptualization, enhancement, and governance of lease accounting tools and processes for local reporting.

Fixed Asset Accounting

• Own capitalization, accounting, and control of fixed assets in compliance with accounting standards and internal policies.
• Ensure timely capitalization of CWIP and monitor delays in asset commissioning.
• Oversee reconciliation between fixed asset registers, sub-ledgers, and general ledger.
• Coordinate periodic physical verification of fixed assets across locations and ensure timely closure of discrepancies.
• Review and approve asset creation, transfers, retirements, and depreciation set-up in ERP systems (SAP / Navision).
• Ensure accuracy of depreciation calculations as part of month-end and year-end close.

Governance, Controls & Audit

• Strengthen preventive and detective controls across lease and fixed asset accounting.
• Ensure audit-ready documentation, schedules, and disclosures at all times.
• Proactively identify accounting, compliance, and data risks and drive mitigation actions.
• Support finance leadership with insights on asset utilization, lease commitments, and accounting impacts.

Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Work closely with Real Estate, Procurement, Operations, Regional Finance, and IT teams.
• Coordinate with DHL Group Finance on accounting interpretations, reporting requirements, and system alignment.
• Act as a trusted finance partner in discussions involving lease structuring, renewals, and asset decisions.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Essential: Bachelor's degree in Commerce / Accounting / Finance
• Preferred: Chartered Accountant / Cost Accountant or equivalent professional qualification

Experience

• 7 - 10 years of relevant experience infixed asset accounting and lease accounting
• Prior experience inasset-heavy, multi-location organizationssuch as logistics, infrastructure, manufacturing, or large services
• Strong exposure toIFRS and Ind AS, audits, and ERP systems (SAP / Navision)

Skills & Capabilities

Core Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of lease accounting and fixed asset accounting under IFRS and Ind AS
• High proficiency in r econciliations, controls, and audit support
• Strong ERP and data-handling capability (SAP / Navision / Excel)
• Ability to interpret contracts and accounting implications accurately
• Strong control mindset and governance orientation

Behavioural Competencies

• High ownership and accountability
• Ability to operate independently in a country-level role
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Structured, detail-oriented, and resilient under audit pressure
• Sound judgment and maturity in balancing compliance with business realities